Envelope



Dec. 11 1923.

- H. L. TUERS ENVELOPE Fild Aug. 20, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY Dec. L1 1923.

' H. TUERS ENVELOPE Filed Aug; '20. 1920 a Sheets-Sheet 2 III, i I l Q M- F 7" M I Q 'M Hm!) I g 31 M2 33 WM momm Patented Dec. 11, 1923,

UNITED STATES HAROLD L. TUERS, or new YORK, N. Y.

ENVELOPE.

Application filed August 20, 1920. Serial No. 404,819.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD L. TUERs, a citizen of the United States, residing at New. York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Envelopes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionr This invention relates to envelopes adapted to receive phonograph records of the disk type; and it is an object of the invention to provide an envelope which will be equally suitable for either large or small size records or both. Briefly stated'the invention consists in the provision of a record envelope having a plurality of record compartments or pockets each compartment being adapted for a given size record. The arrangement is preferably 'such that the labels on the records are in front of the envelope window thus addingto the convenience of the envelope.

Other objects will appear in the claims and from the detailed description'to the invention in connectionwith the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the envelope;

Fig.2 is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. '1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in plan of the bottom of the envelope showing an alternative manner of securing certain parts shown in Fig. 1; r I

Fig. 5 is a view showing the lay-out of the sheet from which the envelopemay be made; and

Fig. 6 shows the sheet partly folded.

Like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views.

The envelope comprises two main walls 10 and 11 of different areas; and extending inwardly from the side edges of the larger wall arewall-members 12 and 12 andlikeception of records. I

The bottom of the envelope is closed by what are in effect step-like means. These means comprise, in connection with the compartment of which the wall 11. is a part, a trough which is'formed by a flap or member 14 secured to the lower edge-of the wall 11 and projecting inwardly. The ends of this flap I prefer to arrange in the following manner: The inside edge of each of the bellows members, which comprise a wall member and guide-strip, is cut away at its lower portion as shown at 15 (Fig. 5) to receive the ends of the flap 14 which are, as a consequence, straddled by said guidestrips and wall-members as more fully shown in Fig.1 6. This arrangement makes for a strong and substantial construction at the bottom of the envelope by reason of the fact thatxboth sides of the straddled ends of the. fiap may, obviously, be united 01' secured to both the wall-member and guidestrip. The construction also makes fora perfectly smooth and unobstructed surface of the side of the wall-members and guidestrips that facethe walls/'10 and 11, respectively. i

The closure for the compartment of which member 10 forms one wall,- constitutes a I flap or .member 16- secured to the bottom edge and projecting inwardly. This flap may over-lie the lower partof the wallll'l as shown in Figs. 1 and .2 or it maybe inserted between the walls 10 and 11 as shown Q inFig. 4. When the flap" 16 over-lies the wall 11 the bottom of the adjacent compart.--

ment wall is somewhat more protected than is the case when it is placed next to the wall 10 as in Fig. 4:; but in some respects a .more satisfactory envelope results from thelatter arrangement by reason of the fact that the intermediate portion of the flap can then be secured to the flap 14. Both flaps 14 and 16 then serve as a unitarypartition member between the walls 10 and 11.

In order that the envelopes may readily be" assembled into a book such as an album. I have provided abindingstrip or extensionl'l which projects from one side of the envelope (see Figs; 1 andv 3) The provision ofthis' memberis of course entirely optional and in. Fig. 4: such member isnot shown. Referring now-to Figs. 5'. and 1.6 it will be seen that the envelope can be and preferably is made from a single sheet 'of "flexible material, preferably paper. From these figures it will be seen that the sheet is laid out to provide main walls 10 and 11 the latter being or lessarea-than the'formern The adsjacent sides of wallslO and 11 are separated by a portion which goes to make up the wall.- member 12 and the guide-strip. 13,, thelines. of demarkation between the parts being defined by three parallel creases as shown by the dotted lines. The lower end of the middle crease ends at the-apex of'a cut-out V- guide-strip 13' and when the envelope is to be provided with means for binding in an albumwthe extension 17' "is. also. provided. It will of course be understood that sufficient margin. P is provided-atthe extremities-of the sheet. to. allow suitable jointure to "be made.

In folding. the sheet into shape the materialis first bentas shown in Fig. 6 to define the guide-strips and wall-members and the endsofthe flap 14E inserted in the V- shaped or cut away portion 15 as will readily be understood. The foldin ofthe envelope is theni completedubyturning the wall 10 over-against the already folded portion and then turning the extension 17 on itselfJ'Tlie manner ju-sn'desori-bedwof folding the envelope 'is merely an example 'of a convenient way, of doing: it *andisrnot'to bettaken as alimitation. After the parts have been folded into shape the flap 14,r*the flap '16,

and the terminals P rare securedto their respective-contiguous members by any suitable means preferably-by some adh'eslvesubstance.

. Prior tomy invention it has not been possible to file records of different sizes in the same: envelope and maintain the same in a definite relationship therein, I more particularly to maintain the'labels-onthe records infront of the windowsafforded by the central circular opening or openings W in the .envelope Walls. My invention makes possible the filing of a small: record'in an envelope which'is equallyadaptedfor a larger sizerec0rd and thereby. obviates: the necessity of -providing: different: size" envelopesfordifi'erentvsize records; 2 I have; in efiect, provided .two envelopes? in. :one. for 'difierentsizerrecordsrr;Theamounts. oft-material-requiredcin the making: offzmyz device :is only slightly greater than that requiredgfor ture fl alo'nezis :of; great :value;

- 'Wh'ilQiI ha've desicribed .the: envelopezas comprising walls 1O, 11; guide-strips 13, 13;

wall-members 12, 12; and the flaps 14c, 16, it wi'l'lbe apparent thattherenvelope' may be viewed as consisting of two walls 10, 11 which are secured to the respective sides of a fiatU-shapedmember, the wall-members 12,12 forming the legs and the flap 14 forming the bottom of the U, or whenthe flap 16 is arranged as in Fig. 4: both said flaps forming the bottom thereof. The wall 10 is of course secured to the outside marginal edges oftheUwhile the 'wallll beingsma ller than the walllO 'is secured between the inner ando-uter' marginal edges ofthe U.

It will-be readily appreciated that the envelope though preferably =mad'e from) a single sheet of materiat may "be fabricated from separate pieces and that theinvent'ion may be embodied in" different" forms without departing flipm thespiritofthe inven tion; Itis therefore to be I understood that the" detailedde'scription and disclosureare to r be taken as illustratii 'e rather than as limitations of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims for'the-scopeof 1 trio with respect to said windows, said means comprising bellows-like :x'members between saidwalls. 1 i

4. An envelopeto accommodate differentsize records comprising a pairof walls hav- 1 ing: windows therein; means for maintaining the windows in concentric: relation comprising bellows-like members betweenithe walls at the sides thereof; and step-like abutments between firewalls-attire bottom 'of the en t velope.

' 5. Ina record "envelopeya'pair of reotangulan Walls "having .valined windows a flat. U-sha'ped member separating said walls,

the legs. or: said; member beingf equidistant from: saidi windows, th'ewpei'ipheral edge: 2 of one of said-walls'being'secured t'o ther'outside marginal; edge- :ofwsaid member; i and :.:-the

peripheral fedgvofitheiother wall being so.-

6 "Imam envelop e for holding disk record's of different rdiameterswim axial alinement;; a Wall, a flap extend ng inwardly =frorn;';'the

:curedetorsaid member outvtardlyof the inner 1 marginala'edgeiofiesaidzanember; the makingofra single-lenvelopm ThiSQfeabottom thereof, guide-strips projecting inwardly from the sides of said wall and having a portion overlying the said flap, wallmembers secured to the inner edge of said guide-strips and projecting outwardly, a portion of said wall-members underlying said flap and extending below the bottom edge of the wall, a second wall secured to the outer edge of said wall-members, and a closure between the bottoms of the two said walls.

7. In an envelope for holding disk records, a rectangular wall, a guide-strip projecting inwardly from one end thereof, a wallmember secured to the inner edge of .said

strip and projecting outwardly, a flap secured to the bottom edge of said wall and projecting inwardly, a similar guide-strip and wall-member at the opposite end of said wall and similarly arranged with respect to said flap, a second wall of'larger area than the first secured to the outer edge of said wall-members, and a closure member for the bottom of said second wall.

8. In an envelope for holding disk records, a rectangular wall, a guide strip secured to one side edge thereof and projecting inwardly, a flap secured to the bottom edge of said wall and projecting inwardly, the lateral portion of said flap underlying the lower portion of said strip, whereby a smooth unobstructed surface is had on the guide-strip facing said wall, a wall-member secured for a portion of its length and projecting outwardly from the inner edge of said guidestrip, the unsecured portion of said wallmember underlying said flap whereby a wall surface unobstructed by said flap is had, a similar guide-strip and wall-member similarly arranged at the other side of said wall, a second wall secured at its side edges to the outer edges of said wall-members, and a flap secured to the bottom edge of said second wall and projecting inwardly.

9. As an article of manufacture a sheet of bendable material having three parallel creases of different lengths between two main portions of said sheet that are adapted to serve as walls, the middle crease terminatferent diameters in axial alignment comprising an envelope or bag struck up from a single sheet of material and folded to form different sized compartments.

ferent diameters in. axial alignment comprising an envelope or bag having different sized compartments the walls of which are stepped one with respect to the other to facilitate the insertion and removal of records.

12. Means for holding disk records of different diameters in axial alignment comprising an envelope or' bag struck up from a single sheet of flexible material and folded to form different sized compartments, the front and rear walls of each compartment not only being stepped with respect to each other, but also stepped with respect to the walls of any other compartment, thereby facilitating the insertion and removal of records.

13. Means for holding disk records of clifferent diameters in axial alignment comprising an envelope or bag struck up from a single sheet of material and folded to form compartments, the size of each of which corresponds to the size of the records to be received by it.

14. Means for holding disk records of different diameters in axial alignment comprising an envelope or bag struck up from a single sheet of material and folded to form compartments of different sizes and, opening in the same direction.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.-

HAROLD 'L. TUERS.

65 11. Means for holding disk records of dif- 

